Service difficulty report · Exhaust Valve · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
February 18, 2002
Submitted
April 26, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
2,911 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912F3
Part
Exhaust Valve
Part number
N854115
Condition
Chipped
Location
Nr 3 Cylinder
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKE-OFF IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. WHEN THE POWER SETTING WAS REDUCED TO ESTABLISH THE AIRCRAFT ON A DOWNWIND LEG A LOW FREQUENCY ENGINE VIBRATION WAS NOTED. A 1/4 INCH DIA CHIP WAS FOUND MISSING ON THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE EXHAUST VALVE OF NR 3 CYLINDER.

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